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Daily Vocab from THE HINDU 03- April-2017

1.  distress- संकट, विपत्ति, आपदा suffering ,  pain ,  agony ,  torment ,  heartache ,  heartbreak ,  misery ,  wretchedness ,  sorrow ,  grief ,  woe ,  sadness ,  unhappiness ,  desolation ,  despair,  peril ,  difficulty ,  trouble ,  jeopardy ,  risk,  adversity ,  poverty ,  deprivation ,  privation ,  destitution ,  indigence ,  impoverishment ,  penury ,  need ,  dire straits.  The response to distress caused by excessive heat has to be both speedy and professional. 2. disruption- व्यवधान, भंग flutter ,  commotion ,  disturbance ,  kerfuffle ,  hoo-ha ,  In the Indian context, crop failures and disruption of electricity supply due to sudden peak demand are common. 3. efficacy-प्रभावकारिता success ,  productiveness ,  potency ,  power ,  benefi...

Daily Vocab from The Hindu 30-March-2017

1.  sketchy-अधूरा, अस्थिर, संक्षिप्त patchy ,  fragmentary ,  cursory ,  perfunctory ,  scanty ,  vague ,  imprecise ,  imperfect ,  hurried ,  hasty Even the sketchy studies on the nature of care available to Indians indicate that in terms of population coverage the new law faces a big challenge 2  meager-अल्प scanty ,  scant ,  paltry ,  limited ,  restricted ,  modest ,  insufficient ,  sparse ,  deficient ,  negligible ,  skimpy ,  slender ,  poor ,  miserable ,  pitiful ,  puny ,  miserly ,  niggardly ,  beggarly ,  measly ,  stingy ,  pathetic ,  piddling ,  exiguous Evidently, the National Mental Health Programme has not been sufficiently funded within the health budget; neither has capability been built in most States to absorb the meager allocation 3  explicit-स्पष्ट straightfor...

Daily Vocab from The Hindu 29-March-2017 video

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DAILY GK Updates 29-March-2017

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1. The Indian Navy has de-inducted TU142M Long Range Maritime Patrol aircraft after 29 years of dedicated service to the nation and 30,000 hours of accident-free flying. The aircraft was formally de-inducted at a ceremony held at INS Rajali naval air station in Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu. Now its role will be taken on by the newly inducted Boeing P-8I aircraft. 2.The Union Defence Ministry has approved most of the proposals of a committee of experts, headed by Lt. Gen. D.B. Shekatkar (Retd) to bring host of reforms in the military and improve financial management. 3.The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has joined the 36th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (36-ISEA) organised by the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR). It has send four teams-one team each from Space Applications Centre (SAC), National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) and and Space Physics Laboratory(SPL).   4. Dr. ...